A fun geography based guessing game for Android using Google Maps.
For EE461L Homework 4, we were tasked with creating a simple Android App where you prompt a user for a location then display that location on the map. Bonus points are awarded based on additional functionality and
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I went the distance.
The game itself is fairly simple. On startup you'll be prompted to enter a location.:
Enter an address, city, state or even country
The game will show you your guess and how close you were.:
Press the Back button to try again.
Part of the assignment is to provide valuation for the additional functionality we include. The table below provides a fairly restrained overview of the added functionality.
| The First Bonus | Display the location's postal code
Was removed because it cluttered the interface
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+5 points
-5 points
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| The Double Bonus 1 | Track the Users location
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+5 points
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| The Double Bonus 2 | Generate target distances
Backed by a mathmatical equation to
maximize user familiarity and options
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+5 points
+5 points
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| The Double Bonus 3 | Provide feed back to the user in the form of
Percent error
Absolute error in kilometers
A circle showing correct distances
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+5 points
+5 points
+5 points
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| The Double Bonus 4 | Attempt to center the camera to show both
the users location and their guessed location
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+5 points
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| The Double Bonus 5 | Combine all this added functionality into an
actual game that is fun to play
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+10 points
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